TASTE CANADA AWARDS GALA: NOVEMBER 7^th, 2022, FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK, TORONTO

Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada has announced the 2022 Winners of the country’s only national, bilingual food writing awards. A champion of cookbook authors, Taste Canada inspires readers to discover delicious recipes and diverse food stories written from a Canadian perspective. Taste Canada is a not-for-profit founded in 1998. More than just recipes, cookbooks reveal Canada’s unique history, culture, and diversity.

87 cookbooks entered. 17 Gold & Silver Winners.

This year, 87 cookbooks entered the competition and the shortlist announced earlier in the year narrowed the competition to a maximum of 5 entries per category. The 17 gold and silver award winners were revealed at the Taste Canada Awards Gala on Monday, November 7^th, 2022 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, co-hosted by Madame Labriski and Steven Hellmann.

2022 Hall of Fame Awards

The 2022 Hall of Fame Awards were also presented by the Culinary Historians of Canada. The award goes to authors of a stellar culinary book or body of work that has had a lasting impact on Canadian cuisine. ⁠The first inductee is the late Savella Stechishin (1903–2002). Stechishin, author of Traditional Ukrainian Cookery (1957), is still internationally acknowledged as the definitive English-language guide for Ukrainian cooking. The second inductee this year is Micheline Mongrain-Dontigny. Mongrain-Dontigny has published 14 cookbooks on contemporary and historical Quebecois cuisine as prepared in Quebec today in both home and professional kitchens.

Special thanks to Stephen Chu and Jowel Villa Photography for capturing the photos from the Taste Canada Gala Awards 2022.